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Drove vs Dreave - What's the difference?

drove | dreave |

As nouns the difference between drove and dreave

is that drove is a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures while dreave is a drove.

As verbs the difference between drove and dreave

is that drove is (drive) while dreave is to drive; drive out; drive away; expel.

drove

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) drove, drof, draf, from (etyl) . More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.
  • (usually, in the plural) A large number of people on the move (literally or figuratively).
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  • A road or track along which cattle are habitually driven

    • Derived terms

    * in droves

    Etymology 2

    From earlier drave, from (etyl) drave, draf, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (drov)
  • (drive).
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  • To herd cattle; particularly over a long distance.

    • Anagrams

    * * English irregular simple past forms

    dreave

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) dreven, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • To drive; drive out; drive away; expel.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) draf, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A drove.
  • A crowd or throng of people.
  • The yearly herring fishing.
  • A shoal of fish; a catch.